Thin strip of walk and bike path needs repairs after last week's storm

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Updated: 6:25 PM EDT May 8, 2018

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WEBVTT CAUSEWAY IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR WALKERS AND CYCLISTS AFTER LAST WEEK’S DAMAGING STORMS. NBC 5’S TOM GARRIS HAS THE DETAILS. >> WE WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER ROUTE FOR TODAY. TOM: JEANNE CLAYTON AND HER MASSACUSETTS VACATION CREW HIT A BIT OF A BIKE TRAIL SNAG. THE COLCHESTER CAUSEWAY, CLOSED INDEFINITELY AFTER LAST FRIDAY’S ROUGH WEATHER. >> MOSTLY WHAT THERE IS IS ROCKS WASHED UP FROM THE SHORE. IT WAS HARD ENOUGH WALKING ON IT. TOM: THE SIGN MAY READ "NO BIKES," BUT THAT’S A MISTAKE. THE TOWN MEANT TO CLOSE A BIG STRETCH OF THE PATH TO EVERYONE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IT’S TOO DANGEROUS. >> IT DOES TAKE SOME EROSION. TOM: LAST FRIDAY’S STRONG WINDS PUSHED THE LAKE’S UNUSUALLY HIGH WATERS ONTO THE NARROW STRIP, SERIOUSLY DAMAGING PARTS OF IT. TOWN MANAGER AARON FRANK SAYS, EVEN AFTER AN ENGINEER TOOK A LOOK, THEY STILL DON’T HAVE A COST ESTIMATE OR A TIMELINE. >> WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TIMELINE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE REPAIRS. TOM G.: THE CAUSEWAY WAS SERIOUSLY BATTERED AFTER TROPICAL STORM IRENE. THAT COST COLCHESTER $500,000 AND SHUT DOWN THE TRAIL FOR MONTHS. FRANK SAYS THEY’LL BE LOOKING AT BACKUP VENUES FOR NEXT MONTH’S CAUSEWAY 5, 10, AND 15-K RACE. >> IT’S ALSO SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO COLCHESTER AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY, SO WE WILL WORK ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO REPAIR IT. TOM G.: MAYBE BROKEN, BUT JEANNE CLAYTON WILL JUST KEEP ON PEDALING. >> IT’S A GREAT DAY. TOM G.: ON THE NARROW PATH IN COLCHESTER, TOM GARRIS, NB

Colchester Causeway closed until further notice

Thin strip of walk and bike path needs repairs after last week's storm